• Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 15th, 2010
Higher Chances of Seeing Aurora Borealis

Higher Chances of Seeing Aurora Borealis

As the Sun "awakens"

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 8th, 2010
New Sunspots Could Trigger Large Solar Flares

New Sunspots Could Trigger Large Solar Flares

The formations are impressive in size

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 12th, 2009
Diagnosing the Sun via Lightning Strikes

Diagnosing the Sun via Lightning Strikes

An Israeli team has devised the method

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 30th, 2009
Cosmic-Ray Concentrations Highest in Half a Century

Cosmic-Ray Concentrations Highest in Half a Century

NASA spacecraft sends back new data

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 25th, 2009
The Sun Is Spotted Again

The Sun Is Spotted Again

Two sunspots appeared on the star

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 17th, 2009
Sunspots 'Insufficient' to Measure Sun's Changes

Sunspots 'Insufficient' to Measure Sun's Changes

The conclusion belongs to a new NCAR study

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 7th, 2009
Sun Generates Modest Sunspots, Flares

Sun Generates Modest Sunspots, Flares

The "cycle of silence" is broken

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 19th, 2009
Experts Explain Solar Cycle Delay

Experts Explain Solar Cycle Delay

It has been very "lazy" of late

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 19th, 2009
New Model Offers Insight into Sunspots

New Model Offers Insight into Sunspots

Supercomputers are used to simulate them

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 20th, 2009
NJIT Reveals Its New 'Big Bear' Solar Telescope

NJIT Reveals Its New 'Big Bear' Solar Telescope

The facility is located in Big Bear Lake, California

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 7th, 2009
New Spot Indicates Solar Cycle Returns

New Spot Indicates Solar Cycle Returns

One cycle lasts about 11 years

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 2nd, 2009
The Sun Is Awfully Quiet These Days

The Sun Is Awfully Quiet These Days

Sunspots and solar flares do not appear

  • Space
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • June 10th, 2008
Sunspots Continue to Stay Hidden

Sunspots Continue to Stay Hidden

Inactivity period extends for an unusually long time

  • Space
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • March 20th, 2008
Hinode: Nearly Two Years of Science

Hinode: Nearly Two Years of Science

Preliminary investigation results released this week

  • Space
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • December 18th, 2007
Solar Magnetic Knot Announces Next Solar Cycle

Solar Magnetic Knot Announces Next Solar Cycle

Solar activity will peak in 2011

  • Space
  • By Lucian Dorneanu
  • July 11th, 2007
The Sun Did Not Contribute to Global Warming

The Sun Did Not Contribute to Global Warming

In fact, it has gently cooled the planet for the past two decades

 
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